Fishing-rod.



PATENTED MAIL-26, 1907,

E. HOLZMANN. FISHING ROD; APPLIOATIQN FILED MAB.16.1906

F to be grasped by the left hand. T ese view of the butt.

ERNEST HOLZMANN,

or NEW YORK, N. Y.

FISHING-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1907.

Application filed March 16,1906. Serial No. 306,358.

To all whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST'HOLZMANN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in F ishing-Rods, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing-rods, and especiallyto that class of fishing-rods which are used for casting, especially forcastingin surf fishing.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved fishing-rodwhich" has great elasticity in the butt'and the guides of which canreadily be adjusted to the various sides of the pole in case the polehas been bent in one direction by continued use.

In the accompanying drawin s, inwhich like letters of reference indicatelike parts in all the figures, Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedfishing-pole. Fig. 2 is a detail side other construction of the butt.sectional detail view of the same.

My improved fishing-pole is composed of the butt A and the pole proper,B, the ole proper being detachable from thebutt, w ich latter isprovided at its upper end with-a socket C for receiving the lower end ofthe pole. A reel D of any suitable construction is' secured in theconventional manner to the upper end of the butt directly'below thesocket C. In order'to give the butt great elasticity, which is veryessential in casting,

the butt is provided near its ufpper end with a such diameter that itcan be conveniently grasped andheld in the right hand, and at its lowerendthe butt is provided with a similar hand-grip art grip parts vE and Fare preferably provided with a series of circumferential ridges toprevent slipping and are also tapered at their ends, so that they fitclosely within the closed hands. Between the grip parts E and F thediameter of the butt is gradually reduced from the upper toward thelower end, so as to give the butt a certain amount of elasticity,however, -without weakening it. The elasticity in the butt preventsundue strains in Fig. 3 is a side view of an Fig. 4 1s a and permits the'caster to throw a hook and sinker a much greater distance and with usedand likewise in playing a fish gives him more power and leeway. Thedotted line a in Fig. 1 indicates the manner in which the butt bendsduring casting. -The butt is made of some wood combining great strengthand b, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which sections are held together by. ascrew (1 and; socket e.

shown in Figs. 3 and 4 can readily be shortened by detaching the lowersection b from the upper section a, thus adapting the butt for use whilefishing from a boat when the proper manipulating of the rod.

Having described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 'is- 1. A butt for fishing-rods, decreased indiameter between its ends, substantially as set forth.

2. A butt for fishing-rods provided with a eter between said hand-grips,substantially as set forth.

3. A butt for fishing-rods,.provided with a hand-grip at each end andgradually de- .creased in diameter for the upper hand-grip forth.

4. A butt for fishing-rods, composed of two sections and means foruniting them, one section forming the upper part of the butt and theother section the lower end'of the butt, the lower section being muchshorter than the upper section, substantially as set forth.

5. In a butt for a fishin -rod, the combination with an upper section aand a lower section. I), the upper section being provided at its upperend with a hand-gri and the lower a hand-grip, and means for holding thetwo much longer than the lower section, substantially as set forth. 7

6. In a butt for a fishing-rod, the combinamuch more force than when astiff butt is My improved butt when constructed as.

hand-grip ateach end and decreased in diam-- to the lower hand-grip,substantially as set sections together, the upper section being withelasticity-for. example, hickory wood. The butt may be composed of twosections a longer butt would be in the way and prevent section beingprovided at its ower end with the pole proper while casting or playing afish l tion' with an upper section a and a lower sec- I tion I), of asorew d and socket e for holding 1 New York and State of New Y the twosections together, the upper section day of March, A. D. 1906. beingprovided with a hand-grip at'its upper ork', this 13thend and the lowersection being provided 2 I I ERNEM" MA 5 with a, hand-grip at its lowerend, substantially as setfor th.

Signed at New York city, in the county of Witnesses; i 1 OSCAR F. GUNZ,E. S. Ross.

